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French Chocolate Ice Cream

Perfect for beating the summer heat! This ice cream is so rich, so creamy, and so chocolat-ey that it makes you forget your worries.

French Chocolate Ice Cream

This takes a little time – and an ice cream churn – but oh, is it so worth it.

2 teaspoons vanilla flavoring
2 cups milk
6 egg yolks
1 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 squares unsweetened chocolate
3 cups heavy cream

Heat milk in small saucepan just until bubbles begin to appear around edge of pan.

Beat egg yolks in large bowl with sugar, cornstarch and salt.

Slowly add hot milk into egg yolk mixture, stirring constantly.

Return all to saucepan and heat slowly , stirring constantly, over medium heat until mixture thickens and just comes to a boil.

Remove from heat and add two teaspoons vanilla and chocolate squares, and continue stirring until the chocolate is melted.

Stir in cream.

Cool completely.

Strain into a four quart freezer can of ice cream maker.

Freeze according to manufacturers directions. Serve immediately, or spoon into freezer container and place in freezer. This won’t last long – it is SO good!

Note:
One time I was making this ice cream for guests. My small son, who loved this ice cream, kept asking if it was cool enough to churn yet. I told him one thing: Don’t touch the ice cream container.

He couldn’t help it. He had to see if it was cool enough to churn. Unfortunately, the refrigerator-slick canister slid through his hands, and as he struggled to catch it, he somehow hit it up, and put some spin on it. As I prepared to welcome guests, the gooey, thick, chocolate mixture twirled up, up and out of the canister, spinning ALL OVER THE KITCHEN and all over my small son.

He looked so horrified as he stood there, rooted to the floor, covered by his chocolaty guilt. He looked at me with terror in his eyes. He had disobeyed, and he feared the consequences.

I struggled really really hard not to laugh, and I looked at him very crossly and told him he had to stand there, covered with chocolate, until I had cleaned up the rest of the mess. Then I cleaned him up, and started another batch of the mixture. Just in time, I popped him into the bathtub as the guests arrived. The mixture was cool enough by the time I served dinner, and churned as we ate. It was ready just in time for dessert.

To this day, I think of my son with a big grin every time I see this recipe.

August 6, 2007 - Posted by intlxpatr | Chocolate, Cooking, Family Issues, Friends & Friendship, Humor, Jordan, Recipes